Medical History Trivia Questions
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In 1907, Christmas Seals were first sold to raise funds to fight what disease?
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tuberculosis
Who published 'An Anatomical Treatise on the Motion of the Heart & Blood in Animals' in 1628?
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william harvey
In 1913, Bela Schick developed a skin test for which disease?
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diphtheria
Who introduced the term 'vaccine' in a 1798 tract on cowpox?
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edward jenner
In 1984, 12-day-old Baby Fae received the heart of what type of animal?
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baboon
Which scientist performed the first vaccination with cowpox serum on an 8-year-old boy named James Phipps on May 14, 1796?
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edward jenner
Who is the German physician after whom the islets in the pancreas are named?
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paul langerhans
What third type of blood corpuscle did William Osler describe in 1873?
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platelet
Which English physician discovered how blood circulates in the human body in the 17th century?
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william harvey
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